Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI take | ||
| तुमyou take | ||
| आपyou take (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she takes | ||
| हमwe take | ||
| वेthey take |
HINDI VERB
लेना
to take
- #6 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am taking | ||
| तुमyou are taking | ||
| आपyou are taking (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is taking | ||
| हमwe are taking | ||
| वेthey are taking |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI took (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou took (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou took (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she took (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe took (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey took (agrees with the object) |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to take | ||
| तुमyou used to take | ||
| आपyou used to take (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to take | ||
| हमwe used to take | ||
| वेthey used to take |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will take | ||
| तुमyou will take | ||
| आपyou will take (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will take | ||
| हमwe will take | ||
| वेthey will take |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I take
- तुम (that) you take
- आप (that) you take (politely)
- वह (that) he/she take
- हम (that) we take
- वे (that) they take
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू take! (intimate)
- तुम take! (to a friend)
- आप take! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) take! (very politely)
How to use लेना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं रोज़ सुबह मेट्रो लेता हूँ.
I take the metro every morning.
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Continuous
नेहा आजकल हिंदी की क्लास ले रही है.
Neha is taking Hindi classes these days.
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Past
मैंने बाज़ार से दो किलो आम लिए.
I got two kilos of mangoes from the market.
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Imperfect
पहले मैं दफ़्तर के लिए ऑटो लेती थी.
I used to take an auto to the office.
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Future
मैं एक कप चाय लूँगा, शुक्रिया.
I'll have a cup of tea, thank you.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं यह कुर्सी लूँ?
May I take this chair?
-
Requests and commands
लीजिए, यह आपका छाता है.
Here you are, this is your umbrella.
Good to know
- लीजिए is "here you are" when you hand something over, and ले लो is "go ahead, take it".
Where you hear लेना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 1
- मैं रोज़ सुबह अखबार लेता हूँ. I take the newspaper every morning.
- मैंने एक लड्डू लिया. I took one laddoo.
- मैं कल छुट्टी लूँगी. I'll take the day off tomorrow.
Hindi · Beginner Level 2
- मैं रोज़ सुबह अखबार लेता हूँ. I take the newspaper every morning.
- मैंने एक लड्डू लिया. I took one laddoo.
- मैं कल छुट्टी लूँगी. I'll take the day off tomorrow.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).